Monday: Students will be assigned with a chapter project - Design and build an earthquake-safe house. Students will have 2 weeks to work on it. This project will be due on Monday, April 12th and is worth 200 points. Next we will discuss sec-1, Forces in Earth's crust. Students will learn about types of stress that changes the Earth's surface, kinds of faults, and the land features that result from the forces of plate movement. Do the notes and section assessment for homework.
Tuesday: Discussion on sec-2, Earthquakes and Seismic waves. Students will learn about types of seismic waves, measuring earthquakes using the Mercalli scale, the Richter scale, and the moment magnitude scale. Next we will learn to compare the magnitude of various earthquakes and how to locate the epicenter. Do the notes and section assessment for homework.
Wednesday: Today students will work on two fun activities during class. First they will work on a skills lab - Finding the epicenter. Next, they will work on a news report - each student should pretend to be a television news reporter covering an earthquake rated between IV and V on the Mercalli scale and write a short news story describing the earthquake's effects.
Thursday: Discussion on sec-3, Monitoring Earthquakes. Students will learn how seismographs work, how geologists monitor faults using tilt meters, creep meters, GPS satellites, and how to use seismographic data. Next they will work on their notes/section assessment and finish it for homework.
Friday: Discussion on sec-4, Earthquake safety. Students will learn how geologists determine earthquake risk, the types of damage an earthquake can cause, what can be done to increase earthquake safety and reduce earthquake damage. Do the notes and section assessment for homework.
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